Elko District Office
| Contacts: | Lesli Ellis | , 775-753-0386 | , lellis@blm.gov |
Pioneer Dance at Trail Center
ELKO – Nev. – The public is invited to join in on the fun and festivities of an old time trail dance hosted at the California Trail Center July 27 from 7 until 9 p.m. Caller Rob Snow will guide this free event open to all ages and skill levels with music provided by Southwind.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to view the newest permanent exhibit ‘Jumping Off,’ focusing on the start of an adventure of a lifetime for thousands of emigrants to the West.
Also available are two temporary exhibits. ‘Seeds of Change’ focuses on the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between the old and new worlds after Columbus landed in the Americas. ‘Gum San: Land of the Golden Mountain,’ honors the Chinese experience in settling the West and is on loan from the High Desert Museum in Bend, Ore.
The California National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, located eight miles west of Elko, at Hunter Exit 292, is operated by the Bureau of Land Management and is open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays, through Labor Day. Please call (775) 738-1849 or visit www.blm.gov/cv5c or www.californiatrailcenter.org for more information on upcoming events.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Elko District Office 3900 E. Idaho St. Elko, NV 89801